Petina Walker , BACP

Petina Walker is an advanced integrative therapeutic counsellor and an Ambassador for Betterhelp, based in Devon in the United Kingdom. She is a member of the BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, which indicates professional membership in the national counselling body. Petina qualified in 2008 after training at The Iron Mill Institute in Exeter and has developed a diverse clinical background that spans counselling, training, and work in drugs and alcohol services.

Her practice is grounded in an integrative, client-led approach. She works primarily in a solution-focused and intuitive way, using Transactional Analysis as an underpinning framework, and often draws on CBT, NLP, and Mindfulness techniques to meet each client where they are. Petina specialises in areas including addictions, anxiety, stress and anger management, relationship challenges with a focus on co-dependency, grief and trauma, eating and sleeping concerns, parenting and family issues, and matters related to intimacy and self-esteem.

In earlier roles she facilitated groups and treatment programmes, completed triage and assessments, and provided one-to-one online interventions as a senior member of a Clinical Assessments and Brief Interventions Team within a local drugs and alcohol service. She also ran a wellbeing centre in Exeter that earned recognition for its quality of service. Petina brings tuned-in listening, empathy, and practical therapeutic tools to her work, and she continues to develop her private practice while pursuing further professional projects, including plans to write about her integrative approach to addiction and co-dependency.

Integrative Approaches for Online Therapeutic Support

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early patterns of connection shape current relationships and emotional responses. It helps clients explore attachment needs, improve emotional availability, and rebuild trust in close relationships. Emotionally-Focused Therapy, or EFT, concentrates on identifying and reshaping emotional responses within relationships; it is particularly useful for couples work and for clients seeking to understand and change interactional patterns that cause distress. Mindfulness Therapy teaches present-moment awareness and gentle acceptance of thoughts and feelings, offering practical tools for managing stress, anxiety, and emotional reactivity.

Petina Walker works collaboratively with clients to determine which approach or combination of approaches best fits their needs, goals, and preferences. She tailors interventions session by session so the therapeutic plan evolves with the client and remains aligned with what matters most to them.

Online therapy with licensed professionals offers practical flexibility - sessions by video call or phone allow for face-to-face conversation from home, while live chat and text-based messaging provide options for shorter or more frequent contact. These formats make therapy more accessible for people with busy schedules, mobility limits, or who live at a distance, while still supporting meaningful therapeutic work with an experienced therapist.